he had a son, Isaac Price Maddox, and two daughters, one of whom, Mary, married James Yorke, later Bishop of Ely. In late 1733 he was appointed Dean of Wells. In 1736 Maddox was elevated to the bishopric of St Asaph, though he continued to live in London, and at Westhorpe House, his country house at Little Marlow in Buckinghamshire. He only visited his diocese on occasional summers. In 1743 he was translated bishop of Worcester. He was a founder member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 1754. Isaac Maddox is buried in the south transept of Worcester Cathedral. Charitable works Maddox supported numerous charities. In addition, he was president of the Small-pox Hospital in London, and a principle promoter of Worcester Infirmary, consulting Philip Doddridge who had taken a similar part in founding the County Infirmary at Northampton. He also promoted British industry, sinking much money into supporting British fisheries. The breadth of his interest in charitable works is represented in the many charity sermons that were published. Published works Apart from numerous charity sermons, and pleas for action against alcohol abuse, Maddox's principal publication is his Vindication of the government, doctrine, and worship, of the Church of England, 1733, in which he ably defends the anti-Puritan position, criticising Daniel Neal’s History of the Puritans. His charity sermons include: 1733; A sermon [for] the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. 1737; The love of our country recommended: [for] the Societies for Reformation of Manners. 1739; A sermon [for] the Publick Infirmary in James-Street, Westminster. 1740; A sermon...for promoting English Protestant Working-Schools in Ireland. 1741; A sermon [for] charity-schools, in and about the cities of London and Westminster. 1742; A sermon preached [for] the Sons of the Clergy. 1743; The duty and advantages of encouraging public infirmaries [for] the London Infirmary, in Goodman’s-Fields, for the relief of sick and diseased manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. 1748; The necessity of perseverance in well-doing; a sermon [for] the Worcester Infirmary. 1750; The expediency of preventive wisdom [for] the several hospitals of the city of London. 1752; A sermon preached [for] the Hospital for the Small-pox, and for Inoculation. 1753; The wisdom and duty of preserving destitute infants. References Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Deans of Wells Bishops of St Asaph Bishops of Worcester 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops 1697 births 1759